Resources and Opportunities

From interning at the Vatican to networking with national public relations professionals, Communication students engage in experiential learning far beyond the confines of the classroom.

Student Organizations

Lambda Pi Eta is the National Communication Association’s official honor society and has more than 500 active chapters at four-year colleges and universities nationwide. Villanova’s Alpha Rho chapter, the 41st chapter, was founded in 1993.

Public Relations Student Society of America is a subsidiary of the national organization that provides networking opportunities, accreditation examinations and continuing education to public relations professionals. Villanova’s Chapter of PRSSA arms its members with the tools to succeed in the exciting PR industry.

International Programs

Summer in Greece allows students to gain important insights into the roots of rhetoric and performance studies, making contemporary applications through hands-on experience in Greece.

Summer Internship in Shanghai is a 6-week, 6-credit internship program, giving Communication majors and minors and honors students an opportunity to study and intern in one of the most economically important and culturally enriched citie in the world.

The WFI Internships at the Vatican and U.N. include various Vatican-related offices and the United Nations, providing students with the opportunity to combine international study with an invaluable internship experience.

About Villanova

Villanova University was founded in 1842 by the Order of St. Augustine. To this day, Villanova’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition is the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University’s six colleges.